Snails are pretty amazing, from their wiggly eye stalks to the way they carry their houses around on their backs. Unfortunately, they’re also pretty small, and as a result, they often get stepped on. Their camouflage helps them evade predators in nature, but in areas where humans are the majority of the animals, a little […]

For some people around the world, a flooded river is serious business. It’s not just what you talk about at the water cooler that day. Take the Sam Lang village in Vietnam, for example. When the local river was flooded, the nearby suspension bridge was rendered useless. Travel was impossible and the village’s children couldn’t get […]

Every year, starting in October, a town in northern Manitoba gets swarmed by the largest carnivore that is walking the Earth today. Over 900 polar bears arrive at this town after their summer hibernation. They may be adorable, but it mustn’t be forgotten that they’re also powerful killers. It might seem cool that so many […]

Some pups are lucky they’re cute, because they sure don’t have much for brains. These adorable dummies may be stuck in a tricky situation, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that we want to cuddle every single one of them. (Once they’re freed, of course.) But you can’t help but wonder what made […]

Being diagnosed with, and then battling, breast cancer is a trial that many people unfortunately experience. Many women, after fighting for their lives, just wanted to feel normal. Part of feeling normal is enjoying your own body and not being ashamed of it. That’s why one woman decided to design a bikini that fit her perfectly […]

Plenty of things happen to parents that you wouldn’t expect. You could read all the books and essays on the subject, but there will always be surprises when raising a child. That’s how this dad felt when he recorded things he recently said to his own children. In fact, Nathan Ripperger noticed that the seemingly normal phrases he […]

Inspirational writer and speaker Luminita Saviuc is on a mission. She wants to empower her readers to live an easier, happier life. On her blog, Purpose Fairy, she imparts her daily positive and powerful wisdom. One topic that she is particularly passionate about is giving up on destructive ways of thinking. These are ways of […]

The economy is still in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression. Its hard enough to get a job with all the cutbacks companies make to their staff and all the crap the New York Times writes about millennials, but now I’ve got to deal with these career minded, cutey-critters? Ugh. Proficiency […]

It’s never too late to help a dog in need. Whether they’re newborns or the oldest dog in the kennel, they’re all better off for our help. But let’s face it, most of our attention goes to the pups. And for good reason. They’re cute, can’t look out for themselves, and we want to protect […]

Oh, to be a kid again! If only you could actually go back to a time when every day seemed like a holiday and everything from a windswept box to a water buffalo could become the source of hours of amusement. Maybe there weren’t many water buffalo where you grew up, but the fun you […]